Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
LOCAL NEWS,

and the temperance of the sprir ar
would be welcome.
The frame of Mr.. c. A. ChapD
barn, on the site of the one lately |
ed, is up and enclosed.
The barn at the Logan House has
turned around and rebuilt, Mr..
Foote experimenting the work.
A dance is announced for next X
Friday evening at the Star rink, in nc
old court house. Orchards orchestra
will provide the music.
The pair of 4-year-old Shorthorn steers
raised by VIM. Bingham of Shoreham,
and bought by Mr.. Piper for his market
here, tipped the scales at 35l0 lbs.
Farnsworth & Co. have just finished
setting, at their store, new heavy scale.
1t is of the Howe make, weighs ten tons
and has several desirable new features.
Rev. DR.. White at the Congregational
church, Sunday morning, gave some ac-
count of the recent meeting of the Amer
lean board at Springfield.
The docket for the coming term of the
county court, which will begin Decem-
Der 13, is out. There are 80 court cases
(the same number as year ago. and 10
chancery cases.
Local buyers are paying 50 and $40 a
ton for hay, though they say they get
little worth the latter figure; Go and 20
cents bushel for onions, and 50 cents a
bushel for potatoes.
The new academy building which Smith
Il Allen are building at Ludlow will cost
$4,000, exclusive of the furnishings and
heating apparatus. The contract calls
for its completion by August next.
Col. w. II. Stinson of the bureau Of
labor at Washington has been in town
recently looking over the files in the
county clerks office for the purpose of
procuring divorce statistics for tie gov
eminent.
The sold folks" service at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday morning was at
tended by the elderly people of that and
other congregations. The pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Thompson, preached an excellent
sermon.
There was another grading "bee" at
the Methodist parsonage Wednesday,
when the work was completed. About
twenty of the workers were provided
with dinner in the basement of the church
by the ladies of the parish.
The price of butter in this market,
Monday, was 20 to Il cents for a good
thing and % cents for selections. These
are the figures paid last week, but typo
graphical error made the quotations for
selections in our last issue one cent too
high.
The local lodge of Odd Fellows held a
memorial service at their hall last even
ing for the grand sire, Thomas Wiley
who introduced Odd Fellowship into
America and died in 1861. Addresses
were made by James NJ. Slade, Esq, and
others.
The remains of Mr.. John Jackson, who
died on Tuesday of last week at Jersey
City, where be was visiting a son, ar.
rived here on Thursday evening last
The funeral was attended from the house
on Friday morning. Rev. Mr.. Thomp
son OBLIGATED, assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Palmer.
Only about half dozen persons wen
from here to New York Wednesday OF
the excursion. The next excursion will
be on Tuesday, November l, by way OF
the Bennington q Rutland railway anC
the Citizens line of steamers. The fare
for the round trip from Rutland is SO
from this station it will probably b,
S4.35. Tickets and staterooms can bt
had OF Station Agent Marshall.
The insurance adjusters from Burling
ton were down to Belden's Falls, Tues
day, and awarded F. W. Smith & Co. the
full amount of the insurance-Sl 900